Garland hit-and-run: Family turns in driver accused of killing 14-year-old girl in crash
Police: Family turns in hit-and-run driver
Police say he hit a 14-year-old girl and her 16-year-old brother at an intersection and then drove off. The 14-year-old girl died. The boy remains in critical condition.
GARLAND, Texas - Garland police say the family of a man, who hit and killed a teenager and left the scene, turned him in.
Stetson Ybarbo is charged with the death of a 14-year-old. Her brother was also seriously injured.
A tearful vigil was held for the girl on Monday with her family, friends and others in the community in attendance.
What we know:
Garland police say last Saturday night, 14-year-old Daisy Alcon Paredes was walking home from a Chevron with her brother, 16-year-old Carlos Alcon Paredes, when a speeding car hit them at the intersection of East Oates Drive and Miami Drive.
Daisy was killed. Her brother is still in the hospital in critical condition but is expected to recover.
Police say the driver of the truck, 30-year-old Stetson Ybarbo, hit several parked cars as well before he got out and ran from the scene with his 8-year-old child.
The girlfriend stayed at the scene and was detained by police.
According to court documents, police found Ybarbo at his mother's house in Garland, and it was family members who told police where to find him.
Vigil for the victims
What they're saying:
Friends say the siblings were inseparable.
Daisy was a star soccer player, a good friend and a beloved sister.
"There's not one day where I would go without talking to Daisy," said teammate Giselle Garcia. "And knowing I can't talk to her anymore, that's what's actually hurting me."
Giselle was one of the many who showed up to honor Diasy at a Monday night vigil.
"It's hard knowing that you can see her one day and then the next all of this would happen," she said.
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Garland teen killed, brother injured after being hit by truck
A 14-year-old girl was killed, and her 16-year-old brother is in serious condition after being hit by a pickup while walking on a sidewalk in Garland on Saturday night.
Leticia Hernandez lives next door to Ybarbo in Rowlett. She went to the vigil to pay her respects and support the family.
"Really, I don't want him to come out," she said. "For him to do this and then leave the scene, that's awful. So I feel so bad for them."
Daisy was getting ready to celebrate her 15th birthday on March 29.
"I hope that she knows that we loved her and cared for her as much as she did," said Garcia.
What's next:
Ybarbo is facing two felony charges: collision involving death and collision involving injury. He's currently being held at the Dallas County jail.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Garland Police Department, online court records and interviews with friends and family of the victims.